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the grants are returned to the Registrar's office, where they 

 are numbered and registered, one copy being forwarded to 

 the applicant, while the other is filed with the register of 

 grants. 



The applicant will be notified of any fees which may 

 remain outstanding, such as premium and rent for the 

 current year or the balance of survey fees; and these fees 

 must be settled in full before the grant can be submitted 

 to the Resident for signature. 



Where a grant is not ready for issue until after the 1st 

 October, no rent is demanded in respect of that year, un- 

 less the land has been occupied prior to that date. 



In cases where it appears likely that there may be some 

 considerable delay between the date of the requisition for 

 survey and the issue of the grant, an applicant, if desirous 

 of entering into immediate occupation landing the issue of 

 the grant, may obtain permission to do so on the following 

 terms : 



(a) That the boundaries of the land approved are 

 cut and cleared ; 



(b) That the occupant takes all risk of going beyond 

 the boundaries of the land granted; 



(c) That premium and quit-rent for the current year 

 are paid, and the rent for the succeeding years 

 will be paid as it falls due; 



(d) That the conditions as to cultivation, drainage, 

 assessment, and so forth commence to have 

 effect as from the date of such occupation. 



The rates of premium and quit-rent, which may be 

 charged on the alienation of State land, are prescribed by 

 Rules made by the Resident of each State, with the sanction 

 of the Resident-General. The rates set out in the Rules 

 may be varied under special circumstances with the sanc- 

 tion above stated, wherever it shall appear to the Resident 

 that the interests of the State may so require ; the rates at 

 present in force are as follows: 



A . — Town and Village Lots and Lands. 



(i) The premium is ordinarily the price paid at auction 

 by the successful bidder. Da the case of lots and lands not 

 sold by auction, the premium in each case is fixed by the 

 Resident. 



